거성

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 去聲.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)성]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geoseong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoseong
    McCune–Reischauer?kŏsŏng
    Yale Romanization?kēseng

    Noun

    거성 • (geoseong) (hanja 去聲)

    1. (Chinese phonetics) departing tone (one of the four tones in Middle Chinese)

    Coordinate terms

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